Yesterday I popped next door to see The Daughter.
Daughter played her piano a bit (still needs tuning).
Then Daughter revealed that one of her speakers was playing up
She is very attached to the speakers, as they were mine and she has been listening to them for decades. IMF ALS 40 II’s by the way.
Daughter put on a record, all we got from the speaker was a tiny sound (not crackle) from the tweeter.
So Daughter got her Man friend to bring the speaker over last night. (No way she or I could move it)
Today I took the bit off the back where the wires connect. Looked fine, all connections solid, whatever the components are (I have no idea) didn’t look leaky, blown or otherwise. Cleaned a bit of dust of the circuit board. Put it back together. Plugged it into my Stereo (I unplugged the other speakers) - sound from all the cones
Yay! Palpable shock to me as I thought it was broken.
So I called The Daughter and requested that she pop over to mine pronto.
Quick reveal that her beloved slightly tatty looking big Box still lives, using a Beatles mono tune.
Daughter highly pleased. Always a good thing. Man can pick it up later, and hopefully it will still work…
I have been trying for years to get her to pass on the IMF’s as they have seen better days, and she could get a better sound easily, but she will not have it.
Cold out and it has just started raining.
For some unknown reason I have spent the morning listening to The Beatles and The Zombies, and now The Kinks. Best not to question it.
Got to be time for a mug of tea.
edit: ballsache about 6/10 which is an improvement. Sitting still is not much fun.